Kansas State has unveiled its new $18 million basketball training facility.

About 600 people attended a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at the facility. The new 50,000 square-foot building is located east of Bramlage Coliseum and has two full-length practice courts — one for the men's team and one for the women's team. There are also coaches' offices, locker rooms and player lounges, meeting rooms and a weight room.

“All I can say is, 'Wow, this is special,’ ” new Kansas State coach Bruce Weber told The Capital-Journal.

The lead donors in the privately-funded project were Patti and Rand Berney and Laura and Jim Johnson. Jim Johnson says the new facility will make the Wildcats the "envy of the Big 12."

“It came as a surprise to us that we were the only school in our conference that did not have a practice facility,” Rand Berney told the newspaper. “We wanted to level that playing field. As you can see today, the playing field is still not level, but I like where we're sitting. This will make us the envy of the Big 12.

“Success on our courts and on our fields puts a spotlight on all of the good things that are going on at the university.”